10 Horror Movie Deaths Not Even The Actors Saw Coming
6. Josh (The Blair Witch Project)
Pretty much the entire production of The Blair Witch Project was a surprise for the actors involved, with directors Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez giving them very little information about what they wanted to shoot.
The filmmakers took the core trio of actors into the woods and effectively left them alone, using GPS trackers to guide them to different locations, and leaving them notes telling them how to act on each given day.
The disappearance of Josh midway through the film was constructed in a similarly secretive way. The actor who played him - also called Josh - found a note from his directors which read:
"When everybody goes to bed tonight, stay awake, and once you're sure they're asleep, leave the tent. If anybody wakes up, tell them you're going to take a piss."
In other words, Josh was told to disappear, without telling his co-stars what was going on. When they woke up, he just... wasn't there. Spooky.